The 4.1 is the version of the install utility that was already in my machine.
I have installed openoffice the way you coached me. Openoffice seems intuitive. I had no problems with the fonts during the install. However, the spell checker is acting funny. It stops at every word irrespective if it is wrong or not! It appears that I am on my way to being FREE from Bill Gates AT LAST. FREE AT LAST FREE AT LAST FREE AT LAST FREE AT LAST Seedkum On Saturday 09 March 2002 05:45 PM, Ralph Slooten wrote: > OK, You downloaded and unpacked the tar.gz file... there should be > several files in the unzipped folder, or not? Well, there is a setup > file... sorry, not install... my appologies. > > Try a "./setup /net" and the rest should be pretty straight forward. I > canot remember if the "/net" funtion is well documented, but it exists > from StarOffice, and it still used in the OopenOffice.org. You will have > to install this as root. > > One thing I must add... I had a big problem in the beginning where I > could not read the install screen. I found out that this had to do with > Abiword (some arial font that was contained in it), and uninstalling it > first fixed everything :-) > > Ok, once installed, let's say in /usr/share/openoffice.org641 (I have no > idea what 4.1 version you are referring to?), as a normal user type > /usr/share/openoffice.org641/setup and it should install several files > into your home directory. There are needed for your personal settings. > In the folder created there are shortcuts to openoffice and so on. I > think the rest is pretty straight forward. > > The version I use is : > http://sf1.mirror.openoffice.org/641c/install641C_linux_intel.tar.gz > > but others should work too. > > Greetings > Ralph > > Seedkum Aladeem wrote: > | Ralph, > | > | You mentioned: > | > | "Do an "./install /net" if you want to use it for several users and don't > | want to install a separate version in each users $HONE." > | > | I looked at the "install" man pages and there was no mention of the > > "/net" > > | switch. The man page said it was a file copy utility, all be it a more > | sophisticated one. The one I have is version 4.1. What is this "install" > | program you have in mind? > | > | I did the down load, the unzip, the untar and I am ready for the next > > step. > > | Thanx, > | > | Seedkum > | > | On Saturday 09 March 2002 03:51 pm, Ralph Slooten wrote: > |>Well, no, but you can always just delete the folder where it is > |>installed :-) In my case /usr/share/openoffice ... the shortcuts where > |>it is installed will be added to your local install directory (for each > |>user about 3 MB's in their $HOME somewhere...). There are no other > |>shortcuts or files installed anywhere else. > |> > |>Hope this helps, > |> > |>Ralph > |> > |>Seedkum Aladeem wrote: > |>| Does it also come with an uninstall utility? > |>| > |>| Thanks, > |>| > |>| Seedkum > | > | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > | > | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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